Professional wrestling legend Jim Ross who currently works in the All Elite Wrestling as an announcer recently talked about the COO of WWE Triple H who is a former 14 times WWE World Champion using Ace Crusher as his finisher during the previous days of his career.
Before we talk about anything we need to clear the concept to those who do not know about Ace Crusher. This is the same mood that was used by the former three times WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page. Page used to call this move Diamond Cutter.
Jim Ross On Triple H Using Ace Crusher
Randy Orton uses a modified version of the same move finishing maneuver RKO. Believe it or not this was the finishing maneuver of Triple H at the beginning of his career. The actual name of this move is Ace Crusher.
The King of Kings is famous for using Pedigree as is finishing meneuver. But it was not the first finishing move of the game. It was Ace Crusher. His previous gimmick Hunter Hearst Helmsley was quite different from his current gimmick as well. It is quite difficult to imagine him using a different finishing maneuver.
“The Good Old” Jim Ross who is considered as a professional wrestling legend recently spoke on The Grilling JR about Triple H using the Ace Crusher as his finishing maneuver in the early days of his career. He said;
“‘I heard about that. He had confidence in his own game and knew that there were a lot of other finishes he could come up with that would not identify him with somebody else. In all due respect to Dallas Page at that time, Page wasn’t a household name.
“He was a solid hand, who continued to evolve his game after starting in his mid-30’s. For HHH to go the other direction and figure out something else to do, certainly I wasn’t surprised with that scenario. He’s going to get something that the name can fit him. He’ll get a move that anybody can take, whether you’re a huge 300 pound guy, or a cruiserweight.
That pedigree will work on anybody. That’s the magic of a great finish. It’s ubiquitous in a sense that it’s everywhere for every opponent, and I think that’s what he was looking for. I didn’t envision the pedigree, but I certainly understood the logic of it. You can use it on anybody and beat them, and that’s what he did.”
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